Marguerite Lengyell

Dr. Marguerite Lengyell, PhD

Assistant Professor - Applied Psychology

Dr. Marguerite Lengyell, PhD

Assistant Professor - Applied Psychology

Marguerite Lengyell is a Psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology at the Faculty of Education at Western University. Her research interests include critical multiculturalism and the integration of culturally responsive and anti-oppressive practices in counselling and education.

Recent Publications

Rego, S., Lengyell, M., Finnigan, C., Jay, M., & Brown, J. (2025). Counsellor considerations for providing helpful therapy practices for clients living with low income. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 25(2), e12863.

Lengyell, M., & Weststrate, N. M. (2025). Growing together, knowing together: Dynamics of interracial parenting of mixed-race children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 87(4), 1454–1481. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.13084

Lengyell, M. (2025). Parenting mixed-race children. In S. Raghunandan & R. Moodley (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Interracial and Intercultural Intimacies. Routledge. (In press)

Brown, J., & Lengyell, M. (2023). Psychotherapists' efforts to increase awareness of social privilege. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 23(1), 84–95. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12539

Lengyell, M., Weststrate, N. M., & Moodley, R. (2023). Interracial couples’ experiences with coparenting school-aged mixed-race children. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 29(3), 397–405. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000556

Teaching and Supervision

  • Theories of Counselling Psychology
  • Counselling interventions and Community Mental Health
  • Internship in Counselling (2 terms)
  • Cross-Cultural Counselling

Knowledge Mobilization

Kassen, J., & Lengyell, M. (2020). Addressing systemic racism through principles of employment equity in education: A literature review. Report prepared for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation.